Arthur Miller Vocabulary Practice

truculent

quick or eager to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

treason

the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government

fanatic

a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause

veritable

being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary —often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor

miasma

any of the three underlying chronic diseases that afflict humankind: sycosis, syphilis, and psora

unyielding

(of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

fanaticism

belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm

paranoia

intense anxious or fearful feelings and thoughts often related to persecution, threat, or conspiracy

archaic

very old, old-fashioned or antiquated (outdated)

paranoia (sentence)

Due to feelings of intense __________, the man prepared for the end of the world by boarding up his house.

archaic (sentence)

VCRs, 8-tracks, and now, CD players are all antiquated, or __________ forms of technology.

truculent (sentence)

When Giles saw Putnam in Act III, he was ____________ in his words and actions.

arbitrary (sentence)

The selection of the candidates was done on a/an ____________ basis as names were pulled out of a hat.

veritable (sentence)

The antique dealer pronounced the relics as ________________ treasures; they were valued at just over a million dollars.

miasma (sentence)

Due to unsanitary conditions caused by overcrowding, a veritable ___________ was coming from the Salem jail.

treason (sentence)

Benedict Arnold was guilty of __________ since he defected to the British army.

fanaticism (sentence)

The ______________ involving witchcraft or belief in witches was the primary catalyst in the hysteria.

unyielding (sentence)

The athlete was ______________ as he refused to stop running even though he was in great pain.

fanatic (sentence)

The ___________ of Justin Bieber had his picture plastered on every inch of her walls.